Sikanni Chief River at Fort Nelson
Water level and flow at gauge 10CB001, British Columbia. The flow is well below normal for October (55% of the median). In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
Latest reading Oct 25, 4 AM local standard time (2 hours ago) · data checked · we check every 30 minutes
Compared with a normal October
Normal for October (middle half of 79 years of monthly averages): 12.4 m³/s440 cfs – 20.0 m³/s706 cfs, median 15.3 m³/s540 cfs. Right now it is at 55% of the median.
May 31, 1990 · approved records 1979–2024 (HYDAT). Right now the flow is 1% of that record.
Last 30 days
Hourly readings · shaded: normal range for this month
This year compared with past years
Daily flow
Normal range: monthly averages of 69 years (lighter band: 10th–90th percentile). Past years: approved daily means from HYDAT, the Water Survey of Canada archive (the latest year published is 2025). 2026: daily means of the provisional real-time readings collected by Canada River Levels since October 22, 2026.
Nearby gauges
| Beatton RiverTommy Lakes Road · 59 km | 95.20 m312.33 ft | No normal yet |
| Halfway RiverAbove Graham River · 86 km | 3.75 m12.32 ft | Normal |
| Bougie CreekKilometre 368 Alaska Highway · 88 km | 1.70 m5.56 ft | Normal |
| Graham RiverAbove Colt Creek · 89 km | -0.09 m-0.31 ft | Normal |
| Cameron RiverUpper Halfway Road · 96 km | 44.60 m146.33 ft | No normal yet |
| Adsett CreekKilometre 386.0 Alaska Highway · 97 km | 1.04 m3.41 ft | Very low |
About this gauge
Station: 10CB001 · Sikanni Chief River Near Fort Nelson
Location: 57.2382, -122.6915 · British Columbia
Water levels are measured from a local reference point at each gauge, not from sea level, so they cannot be compared between gauges.
Official sources
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Questions
What is the water level of the Sikanni Chief River at Fort Nelson today?
The latest reading (Oct 25, 4 AM, local standard time) is 1.02 m (3.34 ft) with a flow of 8.45 m³/s (298 cfs).
Is the Sikanni Chief River at Fort Nelson high right now?
The flow is well below normal for October (55% of the median).
Is the Sikanni Chief River rising or falling?
In the last 24 hours it has been falling.
What is the highest flow ever recorded on the Sikanni Chief River at Fort Nelson?
627 m³/s (22,142 cfs) on May 31, 1990, the highest instantaneous flow in the approved records of the Water Survey of Canada (1979–2024). Events after 2024 are not yet in the approved archive.
Where does this data come from?
Gauge 10CB001 of the Water Survey of Canada (Environment and Climate Change Canada). Real-time data are provisional and may be revised. We check for new readings every 30 minutes. Canada River Levels is not an official source.